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Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They are voracious learners always looking for better methods, different approaches, enhanced efficiencies, better technology and increased velocity. I think many in leadership get to choose the metric they use to measure, and they seem to always choose the one that makes them look good. Section IV: Tactics. Section X: Results.

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How to Lead On Purpose

Great Leadership By Dan

Take Dell Technologies, as a great example of a company that hit pause and found its purpose. Fast-forward three years, and in 2007 Dell returned to refocus the company on its core purpose, going so far as to take the company private in an effort to make it the “largest start-up in history.”

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Leadership and Opportunity | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll take a look at timing as key success metric… As the verse from the old Kenny Rogers song goes “you have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.&# Those who currently lead are aware that our times and this market demands flexibility and quick decision making.

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They must be relevant, meaningful, in alignment with cultural values, and tied to the right set of metrics. As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly.

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Should CEOs Have Term Limits? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The basic flaw in most arguments in support of CEO term limits stems from a belief that tenure is somehow a very relevant metric, and that there is some mystical optimum time to serve. And what if a company finds or is built by just that person…and loses them to a term limit?

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Workplace Gossip | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things. At its core, gossip is the highest form of disloyalty, and it is far from innocent or idle.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. I want metrics that mirror experience. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years. Tenure is too qualitative.

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